Burma update

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Last week Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of breaking house arrest terms after an American man, John Yettaw, swam to her house and refused to leave.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention for more than 11 of the past 19 years, and the latest trial held on the 18th May has sentenced her to another 18 months of house arrest. This latest sentence will keep her in detention during the next set of rigged elections taking place in 2010.

The United Nations has ruled that her detention is illegal under international and Burmese law.

The Burma VJ coalition is calling for the release of all political prisoners in Burma. Click here to sign the petition to Ban Ki-Moon.

For more and to read the full Burma Campaign press release here.

Posted on Monday, August 17th, 2009 in Burma VJ, Campaigns, Ethics and Sustainability

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